IN THE
SHADE OF CHERRY TREES
My poem
“In the Shade of Cherry Trees” is published online in the current issue of The American
Journal Of Poetry. Unlike most of my poems,
this one touches on life in Washington, DC. I try to avoid politics and social
issues altogether, in part because I don’t like to read such poems. I have yet
to read a good poem on social justice (or feminist angst, child abuse, gay
rights, etc.). Having said that, several of my poems contradict my intention.
When you think about it,
Emily Dickinson lived her adult life during the Civil War, a time of extreme political
controversy, but you will be hard pressed to find a reference to the war or
slavery in her poems. Somehow they stayed grounded but rose above everyday
grappling.
When it comes down it, isn’t
poetry more organic than social anyway?
My thanks to Editor Robert
Nazarene and his staff for producing The
American Journal Of Poetry and for publishing my poem. I’ve received encouraging comments and, of course, I’m delighted
with the feedback. Here’s the link to this issue. Scroll down to my name and
choose it.
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